WARNING: THE PICTURES BELOW ARE DISTURBING AND SHOULDN'T BE VIEWED IF YOU ARE EASILY GROSSED OUT.

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Mixed Martial Arts has been controversial since it started years ago.  It's been referred to as organized street fighting and a deadly combat sport since it's beginning.  I've always disagreed, stating the fact that so few people have actually died from sanctioned MMA events that you can count them on one hand.  While the sport is violent, bloody and all around scary for someone who's never seen fighting, it is riddled with rules and safety measures to keep it's fights safe.

Saying this, I want to point out two of the worst "Before/After" pictures I've seen in recent memory.  The first one is from UFC 129 which featured a bout between Champion Jose Aldo and Mark Hominick.  Hominick was allowed to fight all 5 rounds (25 minutes) even though the swollen hematoma on his head grew and grew like Jack's Giant Beanstalk.  By the end of the fight, I was afraid it would burst open.

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Next, in a fight for Number One contendership in the Heavyweight Division,  heavy-handed Shane Carwin took a beating like I've not seen in awhile.  For three rounds (15 minutes) Junior Dos Santos used Carwin's face as a punching bag, and Carwin seemed to take the punishment.  After this fight Shane Carwin was sent to the ER for a broken nose, possible fractured orbital bone, and multiple lacerations to his face.  This might top my list of worst "before/after" shots I've ever seen.  While I'm surprised Referee Herb Dean didn't stop the fight early on, Carwin continued to battle throughout the entire fight.  This man has no quit in him.

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